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Her name appears in <a href="/philippians/4-2.htm">Philippians 4:2</a>, where Paul addresses a conflict between her and another woman named Euodia. The passage reads: "I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree in the Lord" (<a href="/philippians/4-2.htm">Philippians 4:2</a>). This brief mention provides insight into the early Christian community and the role of women within it.<br><br><b>Context and Background</b><br><br>The letter to the Philippians is one of Paul's prison epistles, written during his imprisonment, traditionally believed to be in Rome around A.D. 60-62. Philippi was a Roman colony in Macedonia, and the church there was one of the first Christian communities established in Europe. The church had a special place in Paul's heart, as evidenced by his affectionate tone throughout the letter.<br><br><b>Role in the Philippian Church</b><br><br>Syntyche, along with Euodia, is believed to have been a prominent member of the Philippian church. The fact that Paul addresses them directly and urges them to reconcile suggests that their disagreement was significant enough to affect the broader community. It also indicates that these women held positions of influence within the church, as their conflict warranted apostolic intervention.<br><br><b>Paul's Appeal for Unity</b><br><br>Paul's appeal to Syntyche and Euodia to "agree in the Lord" underscores the importance of unity within the body of Christ. The phrase "in the Lord" suggests that their reconciliation should be grounded in their shared faith and commitment to Christ. Paul emphasizes the need for harmony and cooperation among believers, which is a recurring theme in his epistles.<br><br><b>Co-laborers in the Gospel</b><br><br>In the following verse, Paul refers to both women as having "contended at my side in the cause of the gospel" (<a href="/philippians/4-3.htm">Philippians 4:3</a>). This acknowledgment highlights their active participation in the missionary work and their dedication to spreading the Christian message. It is a testament to the significant roles women played in the early church, contributing to its growth and development.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Syntyche's mention in the New Testament, though brief, carries theological implications regarding the nature of Christian fellowship and the resolution of conflicts. It serves as a reminder that disagreements can arise even among devoted believers, but reconciliation is possible and necessary through Christ. The passage also reflects the egalitarian nature of the early church, where women were recognized as valuable contributors to the ministry.<br><br><b>Legacy</b><br><br>While little is known about Syntyche beyond this passage, her inclusion in Paul's letter has left a lasting legacy. Her account is a reminder of the human element within the church and the ongoing need for unity and cooperation among believers. Through her example, Christians are encouraged to seek reconciliation and to work together for the advancement of the gospel.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Syntyche</span><p>that speaks or discourses<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Syntyche</span><p>(<i>with fate</i>), a female member of the church of Philippi. (<a href="/philemon/4-2.htm">Philemon 4:2,3</a>) (A.D.57).<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias (<a href="/philippians/4-2.htm">Philippians 4:2</a>, 3). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SYNTYCHE</span><p>sin'-ti-ke (Suntuche, literally, "fortunate" (<a href="/philippians/4-2.htm">Philippians 4:2</a>)): A Christian woman in the church at Philippi; She and Euodia, who had some quarrel or cause of difference between them, are mentioned by name by Paul, and are besought separately: "I beseech Euodia, and I beseech Syntyche" (the King James Version) to be reconciled to one another, to be "of the same mind in the Lord." The apostle also entreats an unnamed Christian at Philippi, whom he terms "true yokefellow," to "help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel." What he means is that he asks the true yokefellow to help Euodia and Syntyche, each of whom had labored with Paul.<br><br>This refers to the visit which he, in company with Silas and Luke and Timothy, paid to Philippi (<a href="/acts/16-12.htm">Acts 16:12</a>), and which resulted in the gospel being introduced to that city and the church being formed there. Euodia and Syntyche had been among the first converts and had proved helpful in carrying on the work. The word used for "labored" signifies "they joined with me in my struggle," and probably refers to something more than ordinary labor, for those were critical times of danger and suffering, which the apostle and his companions and fellow-workers then encountered at Philippi.<br><br>That workers so enthusiastic and so honored should have quarreled, was very sad. Paul, therefore, entreats them to be reconciled. Doubtless his request was given heed to, especially in view of his promised visit to Philippi.<br><br>See <a href="../e/euodia.htm">EUODIA</a>; <a href="../y/yoke-fellow.htm">YOKE-FELLOW</a>.<br><br>John Rutherfurd<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4941.htm"><span class="l">4941. Suntuche -- "happy event," <b>Syntyche</b>, a Christian woman at <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4940, 4941. Suntuche. 4942 . "happy event," <b>Syntyche</b>, a Christian woman at<br> Philippi. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Suntuche Phonetic Spelling <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4941.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/moule/philippian_studies/chapter_xi_purity_and_peace.htm"><span class="l">Purity and Peace in the Present Lord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b>"Conditions to unanimity"Great uses of small occasions"Connexion<br> to the paragraphs"The fortress and the sentinel"A golden chain of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/moule/philippian studies/chapter xi purity and peace.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pullan/the_books_of_the_new_testament/chapter_xvi_the_epistle_of.htm"><span class="l">The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Two women, Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b>, are exhorted to be "of the same mind." A true<br> yokefellow of the apostle, possibly Epaphroditus, and a certain Clement, possibly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter xvi the epistle of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/paul_at_philippi.htm"><span class="l">Paul at Philippi</span></a> <br><b>...</b> embalmed in the memory of the world for ever. Everybody will know Euodia<br> and <b>Syntyche</b>. Your city will be forgotten, although a battle <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/paul at philippi.htm</font><p><a href="/library/drummond/introduction_to_the_new_testament/the_epistle_to_the_philippians.htm"><span class="l">The Epistle to the Philippians</span></a> <br><b>...</b> which it sets forth is not that of Paul; and that the Epistle aims at reconciling<br> the opposing parties of the second century, typified by Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/the epistle to the philippians.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_xiii_philippians_iii_18-21.htm"><span class="l">Philippians iii. 18-21</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [666]. Ver.2, 3. "I exhort Euodia, and exhort <b>Syntyche</b>, to be of the same mind in<br> the Lord. Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily xiii philippians iii 18-21.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/romans_corinthians_to_ii_corinthians_chap_v/quartus_a_brother.htm"><span class="l">Quartus a Brother</span></a> <br><b>...</b> some of the other people in the New Testament would have been if they had known<br> that their passing faults"the quarrel of Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> for instance <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/quartus a brother.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brittain/women_of_early_christianity/ii_the_women_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Women of the Apostolic Age</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Euodias and <b>Syntyche</b>, who are mentioned in the Epistle to the Philippians, were,<br> there is every reason to believe, in this same order of the ministry. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brittain/women of early christianity/ii the women of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moule/philippian_studies/chapter_xii_the_collection_for.htm"><span class="l">The Collection for St Paul: the Farewell</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for 'Philippians,' as we too enter, late or soon, into that world where the Apostle,<br> and Timotheus, and Epaphroditus, and Euodia, and <b>Syntyche</b>, and Clement <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../moule/philippian studies/chapter xii the collection for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/history_of_the_christian_church_volume_i/section_30_paul_before_his.htm"><span class="l">Paul Before his Conversion.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> conjux), since it is not likely that he would have omitted her when he mentioned,<br> in the preceding verse, two deaconesses otherwise unknown, Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 30 paul before his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_41_1895/joy_a_duty.htm"><span class="l">Joy, a Duty</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2. I beseech Euodias, and beseech <b>Syntyche</b>, that they be of the same mind in<br> the Lord. These two good women had fallen out with one another. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/joy a duty.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/syntyche.htm"><span class="l"><b>Syntyche</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>SYNTYCHE</b>. <b>...</b> Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> had been among the<br> first converts and had proved helpful in carrying on the work. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/syntyche.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/euodia.htm"><span class="l">Euodia (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Philippi. She and <b>Syntyche</b>, who is named in the same verse, were evidently<br> persons of note, prominent in the work of the church there. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/euodia.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/euodias.htm"><span class="l">Euodias (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He exhorts her to be of one mind with <b>Syntyche</b> (Philippians 4:2). From this it seems<br> they had been at variance with each other. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/euodias.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/syn'tyche.htm"><span class="l">Syn'tyche (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Syn'tyche. <b>Syntyche</b>, Syn'tyche. Synzygus . <b>...</b> Philippians 4:2 Euodia I exhort,<br> and <b>Syntyche</b> I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/syn'tyche.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/philippians.htm"><span class="l">Philippians (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> are mentioned in the epistle, two women who were fellow-laborers<br> with Paul in the gospel, for both of whom he has great respect, of both of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/philippians.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yoke-fellow.htm"><span class="l">Yoke-fellow (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The names of Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> are mentioned immediately before, and that<br> of Clement follows immediately after the true yoke-fellow. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yoke-fellow.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yokefellow.htm"><span class="l">Yokefellow</span></a><br><b>...</b> The names of Euodia and <b>Syntyche</b> are mentioned immediately before, and that<br> of Clement follows immediately after the true yoke-fellow. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yokefellow.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/urge.htm"><span class="l">Urge (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> with me. (See NAS). Philippians 4:2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort <b>Syntyche</b>,<br> to think the same way in the Lord. (See NAS). 1 Thessalonians <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/urge.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/exhort.htm"><span class="l">Exhort (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> called, (DBY). Philippians 4:2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort <b>Syntyche</b>, to think<br> the same way in the Lord. (WEB ASV DBY YLT). 1 Thessalonians <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/exhort.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eu-o'dia.htm"><span class="l">Eu-o'dia (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Eu-o'dia (1 Occurrence). Philippians 4:2 I exhort Euodia,<br> and I exhort <b>Syntyche</b>, to think the same way in the Lord. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eu-o'dia.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Euodia-and-Syntyche.html">Who were Euodia and Syntyche in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/contentious-quarrelsome-woman.html">What does the Bible say about a contentious or quarrelsome woman? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-idleness.html">What does the Bible say about idleness/being idle? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Syntyche (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/4-2.htm">Philippians 4:2</a></span><br />I exhort Euodia, and I exhort <span class="boldtext">Syntyche</span>, to think the same way in the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/syntyche.htm">Syntyche</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/syntyche_and_euodias.htm">Syntyche and Euodias</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/s/syntyche--a_christian_woman_in_philippi.htm">Syntyche: A Christian Woman in Philippi</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/syntyche.htm">Syntyche (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/synzygus.htm">Synzygus</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/synoptic.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Synoptic"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Synoptic" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/syn'tyche.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Syn'tyche"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Syn'tyche" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>